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Italian Native Instructors
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Michele Alonzo
Born in Naples, in the Campania region, Italy.
College degree in Medicine from University of Naples, Italy.
Professional degree in Clinical Research from University of Cincinnati.
Teaches at the school AMICI since 1990, and from 1992 is the school Director.
In the USA since 1990, lives in Mt. Airy and works as Clinical Research Associate in the Department of Surgery at the University Hospital in Cincinnati.
Hobbies: photography, traveling, soccer, Italian music.
Personal advice to students: Study the basic grammar and practice what you learn.
If you can, spend some weeks in Italy and pretend that you don’t speak English!
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Michele Alonzo
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Pietro Cassinadri
Born in Mombaruzzo d’Asti, in the Piedmont region, Italy.
College Master degree in Architecture from the University of Michigan.
Teaches at the school AMICI since 1998.
In the USA since 1973, lives in Anderson Township, and works as an architect at the University of Cincinnati.
Hobbies: Italian poems and history
Personal advice to students: Speak, speak, speak as much as you can.
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Pietro Cassinadri
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Giuseppe Iavicoli
Born in San Valentino (Pescara), in the Abruzzo region, Italy.
College degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Rome, Italy.
Teaches at the school AMICI since 1995.
In the USA since 1956 lives in Springfield Township and is now retired.
Hobbies: chess, photography, travelling, reading.
Personal advice to students: Study the English grammar to better understand the Italian grammatical stucture.
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Giuseppe Iavicoli
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Mariateresa Perrotta
Mariateresa Perrotta
Born in Fuscaldo (Cosenza), in the Calabria region, Italy.
High School Degree from Teaching Institute.
College degree in Italian Language and Literature from University of Salerno, Italy. Teaches Italian at the Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Teaches at the school AMICI since 1988.
In the USA since 1977, lives in Western Hills with her husband Gerardo.
Hobbies: cooking, gardening.
Personal advice to students: Practice Italian at home for greater enjoyment in class. |
Mariateresa Perrotta
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Gerardo Perrotta
Born in Paola (Cosenza), in the Calabria region, Italy.
Master degree in Public Administration and Bachelor in Biological Sciences from University of Cincinnati.
Teaches at the school AMICI since 2007.
Immigrated in the USA with family, has actively promoted Italian language and culture. Lives in Western Hills and works at the University of Cincinnati as program coordinator for Pathology Residency and Sophomore Medical Students programs.
Hobbies: philately, reading, music.
Personal advice to students: Find a good link on the web for Italian programming and repeat out loud what you hear.
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Gerardo Perrotta
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Maria Romagnoli
Born in Bergamo, in the Lombardy region, Italy.
College degree in Italian Literature from University of Florence, Italy.
PhD in Romance Languages and Literature from Harvard University.
In the USA since 1984, lives in North Avondale and works as adjunct assistant professor in the Department of English Literature at University of Cincinnati.
Has taught at the school AMICI from 1988 to 1992, and from 2004 to present.
Hobbies: reading, gardening, traveling.
Personal advice to students: Study a little bit of Italian every day.
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Maria Romagnoli
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